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The touring car of the future

The touring car of the future

A huge triple-decker touring vehicle, with “Dining Hall, Kitchen, Servants Hall, High Finance and Recuperation Apartment, State Rooms, Hair Dressing Studio, Gossip Den, Nursery, [and] “to Gymnasium on the roof”, travels down a dirt road in the countryside.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-06-28

Unwelcome passengers

Unwelcome passengers

Print shows a coach labeled “Rural Democracy” filled with “Rural Regulars” carrying their farm tools, racing “To the State Convention”, driven by Samuel J. Tilden, with John Kelly representing “Tammany Hall” and John Fox representing “Irving Hall” hitching a ride, sitting on the rear step. The driver looks annoyed.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1881-09-14

Creator(s)

Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886

The strap-hanger

The strap-hanger

Theodore Roosevelt is dressed as an elderly woman, wearing furs, and holding on to a strap labeled “The Outlook” on a crowded streetcar. He is addressing the Republican elephant labeled “G.O.P.” sitting on a seat next to a small child labeled “Taft” who is holding a toy dog labeled “Tariff Board.” Caption: “Madam, are you going to permit that child to keep his seat and let ME stand?”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-03-27

Creator(s)

Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933